Pure Yang Creation Fruit

Wang Ding and his party entered the illusory world, and a crimson expanse dazzled their eyes. Only after quite a while did they recover from their shock.

"Stunning, isn't it? Back when I first discovered this place, it bewitched me for a good while before I came back to my senses."

"Truly, 'creation gathers divine beauty, yin and yang cleave dusk from dawn.' Even the work of ghosts with axes and gods with chisels would be no more than this," Wang Ding said with a sigh as he gazed at the beautiful scenery before him.

"I'm afraid this place isn't a cultivator's cave abode, but an innate wonderland," Fang Wen suddenly said with a frown.

Everyone was startled. Song Daokun hurriedly asked, "What makes you say that? Fellow Daoist Fang, please enlighten us."

"To be honest with you all, one of my ancestors was also a cultivator who once entered the Taisu Sect. However, because of an accident, he failed to step into the Spirit Transformation realm, and in his later years he had no choice but to descend the mountain. At that time, my ancestor brought back a strange book that every inner disciple of the Taisu Sect would obtain, Great World. This book recorded all manner of mysterious and wondrous realms, strange objects and spiritual treasures, and secret tales of the myriad heavens. It was the treasure that guarded my clan. Later, because of a family upheaval, the book was destroyed, leaving only a few damaged pages. By my generation, the family's talents had declined, and by luck I once read the remaining fragments. On them was recorded a secret place that seemed identical to the environment we are in now."

"I wonder what wonders this place holds. I hope Fellow Daoist can offer some guidance," Song Daokun said urgently.

"That, I truly do not know. What I read was a fragment, and it just so happened that the lower half was missing," Fang Wen said then, his face full of helplessness.

Everyone cursed inwardly, Only a ghost would believe you.

However, no one could say anything. After all, he was no one to them, and if he did not tell them, they could not do anything to him.

"All right. Whether this place is an innate wonderland or not, shouldn't Fellow Daoist Song take us to the cave abode you mentioned? Everyone is still waiting," Shi Mei said.

Everyone nodded repeatedly in agreement, and Song Daokun also said, "That is indeed so. I nearly forgot. Fellow Daoists, please follow me."

With that, he took the lead toward a stretch of red forest. Before long, the group arrived deep within the woods, where they saw a stone hill three zhang high and several dozen zhang in circumference standing there.

Song Daokun walked to the mouth of a cave at the foot of the hill and said to everyone, "Fellow Daoists, it was here at the cave entrance that I discovered a restriction. It blocked me outside, and I could not get in. According to my guess, inside may well be an ancient cave abode."

The four of them looked at the cave before them and saw a line of light appearing from time to time at the entrance, flowing ceaselessly across it.

"This restriction has existed for a very long time, and its power has already declined greatly. I once tried attacking it, but from what I saw, it would take at least a Qi Training Realm cultivator with the strength of ten flying dragons to possibly break this restriction. That is why I found four fellow Daoists to help. Now that Fellow Daoist Wei is dead, I don't know whether we can open this restriction," Song Daokun said in a deep voice.

"No need for more words. Let's try opening this restriction now, and then we'll know," Shi Mei said, stepping forward.

The group wasted no words and immediately began bombarding the restriction at the cave entrance. The four of them lined up in a row and unleashed their respective ultimate techniques.

"Dragon Roams the World!"

"Sword Qi Soars to the Heavens!"

"Spirit Snake Flicking Tongue!"

"Savage Charge!"

When their unique skills struck the restriction at the cave entrance, the restriction suddenly emitted light and appeared under the four people's attacks. Line after line of light wove together into a great net that covered the cave mouth. Under the four people's assault, the light on the great net flickered between bright and dim, as though it might vanish at any moment.

Seeing this, how could the four of them not understand? Because too much time had passed, the restriction's power had declined, causing it to absorb insufficient primal energy. As long as they attacked without pause, they could break the restriction, so they bombarded it even harder.

As for why Song Daokun had not attacked it alone, it was because although the restriction's might had greatly diminished, its ability to absorb the primal energy of heaven and earth to replenish its consumption had not completely disappeared. Song Daokun's attacks alone would probably consume the restriction's primal energy more slowly than it recovered, making them utterly useless.

At this moment, the restriction at the cave mouth flickered faster and faster. When Song Daokun saw this, he hurriedly shouted, "Quick, quick! Put in a bit more strength!" Everyone did not dare delay and immediately increased the frequency of their bombardment. Thunderous booms burst out one after another.

"Boom, boom, boom!" Explosions rang out. The restriction erupted with its final strength and flung Wang Ding and the other three away at once, sending them crashing to the ground.

Now that the restriction at the cave entrance had disappeared, everyone climbed up from the ground and came to the entrance. Song Daokun said to them, "Now that the restriction has been opened, we must first discuss how to divide the treasures inside. What do you all think?"

Shi Mei said, "Fellow Daoist's words are most reasonable. Since this place was discovered by Fellow Daoist, you should choose one treasure first. After that, how about the four of us split the remaining treasures equally?"

Song Daokun, Fang Wen, and Wang Ding considered it briefly, then said, "Fine. No problem."

Having reached an agreement, everyone walked side by side toward the cave. At this moment, none of them dared offer their backs to another. With one careless move, they would be weaving another's wedding dress.

Wang Ding did not feel at ease with the other three at all. He quietly clasped an Earth-Escaping Talisman, and at the same time took out a Poison-Aversion Pill and placed it in his mouth. Only after making ample preparations did he enter the cave together with the others.

The interior of the cave was over two meters high, and the stone throughout was fiery red, emitting a faint crimson glow that illuminated the entire space. The temperature was also clearly higher than outside, and as everyone went deeper, it grew hotter and hotter.

The group discovered that this tunnel led underground, and they could not help beginning to feel doubtful. This place did not seem like the cave abode of an ancient cultivator, but none of them said anything. From the restriction at the cave entrance, they knew that even if this place was not a cave abode, there must be some important treasure here. Burying their questions in their stomachs, they continued forward through the cave.

After about two hours, Wang Ding's party reached the end of the tunnel. It was a karst cavern, several dozen zhang in circumference, with a ceiling more than ten zhang high. Countless stalactites hung from above. At the center of the cavern was a deep-red pool about a zhang across, like a pool of blood, radiating scorching heat. The temperature in the entire cavern had already exceeded the desert outside by more than double.

By now, everyone was drenched in sweat and panting heavily.

Everyone looked around and discovered in disappointment that this truly was not a cultivator's cave abode, but merely a strange place.

They exchanged glances, then looked toward the pool. There, a small tree grew on a little stone island in the water. The entire tree was deep red, and on it hung one great crimson fruit, as large as a dragon's eye, perfectly round and translucent. On closer inspection, one could see nine fire dragons playing and frolicking inside the fruit.

Wang Ding looked carefully then, and his whole body immediately shook. "It's actually this thing."

Fang Wen, who was walking beside Wang Ding, also shook all over. Wang Ding saw it, and his heart sank. He instantly knew that Fang Wen also knew what this object was.

At this moment, everyone looked at one another warily and slowly spread out. Wang Ding clenched the talisman tightly in his right hand and took out the Qingping Magic Sword with his left, watching the other three with vigilance. The fruit in the pool was something he had to obtain. He would not hand it over to anyone.

Just then, Shi Mei giggled and said, "Why must you all bare swords and bend bows like this? I wonder if you can tell this humble woman what treasure is in the pool. Perhaps this humble woman can think of a method that satisfies both sides."

Fang Wen suddenly said, "This tree is the Pure Yang Creation Fruit. It has the effect of breaking the limits of the physical body."